A new art of living on the sea is born
WHY
WHY (Wally Hermès Yachts) is the stunning result between the ultra- expensive luxury brand Hermès, and one of the world's premiere yacht builders, Wally. The WHY is a 36,000 square foot, energy-saving, sustainable yacht unlike any seen before, costing an estimated $150.8 million.
Sustainability
“We were very interested in cre-
ating a yacht that has a low en- vironmental
impact,” says
Pierre-Alexis Dumas. “Its rela- tionship with the sea must be re- spectful and easy. WHY offers a new way of moving over water by creating an innovative way of managing and recycling its sources and uses of energy.”
“If you want to go totally eco- logical, the only solution is sail- ing. The reality is that today, 90 % of the market is powerboats,
echoes Luca Bassani Antivari. Our aim was to reduce diesel consumption per year and per yacht: 20 to 30 % for propulsion and 40 to 50 % for generation.”
Thanks to its specific hull, WHY 58x38 requires less power at cruising speed than a boat of equal size.
Its diesel-electric
propulsion is the most efficient motorisation today, and the sur- face of the photovoltaic pan- els, almost 900 square metres, covers most of the boat’s auxil- iary system needs.
WHY Research and Develop- ment optimized this project’s energy consumption by improv- ing the isolation of the yacht and the heat recovery of its en- gines, and has also investigated he latest wind energy produc- tion and wind propulsion system technologies.
In comparison to a yacht of the same size, WHY 58x38 has re- duced drastically its energy consumption, saving up to 200 tons of diesel per year.
The WHY R & D program in- cluded a tank testing for hull stability in the SSPA facilities in Sweden, and constructioned of a full-scale mock-up in order to allow the design team to fine tune the living areas correctly in accordance with the hull’s unique shape.
“The WHY 58X38 yacht looks very unfamiliar. Space is the greatest luxury on the sea, but I believe the new luxury will be the time to enjoy it,” concludes Pierre-Alexis Dumas.
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